Manufacturing Engineering Intern (Spring 2027)

As a Manufacturing Engineering Intern you will work across all aspects of manufacturing and assembling Helios components taking them from development test articles to high volume production while working alongside a fast-paced agile team.

*This internship is 14 weeks long from January through April 2027.

Responsibilities

• Support our Structures Manufacturing Engineering team to develop and continuously improve manufacturing processes for space-grade components and vehicles
• Work with the design and development teams to produce highly reliable cost
  efficient hardware
• Identify optimal processes for fabricating and integrating parts by evaluating manufacturing techniques such as forming welding brazing etc.
• Create efficient and reliable assembly and inspection processes
• Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion or working towards a degree in engineering or science
• Ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with basic fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools tube bending machining welding etc.)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Hands-on experience with product or process improvements
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability and complex assemblies
• Familiarity with CAD software and ability to learn new tools
• Demonstrated experience getting a hardware project through the design build test phase

Additional Requirements:

• Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach CA for the duration of the internship
• This position may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Required Experience:

Intern